Randstad has a total of 154 patents globally, out of which 77 have been granted. Of these 154 patents, more than 33% patents are active. United States of America is where Randstad has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe and France. Parallelly, United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also Netherlands is the origin country of Randstad.
Randstad was founded in the year 1960. The Company provides temporary employment services. The Company places workers for temporary assignments in educational, secretarial and banking, information technology, engineering and finance positions. As of April 2023, the market cap of Randstad is $1.07 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Randstad which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Randstad patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Randstad patent portfolio.
How many patents does the founder and the CEO of Randstad have?
The founder Frits Goldschmeding has 0 patent and CEO Jesus Echevarria has 0 patent.
How many patents does Randstad have?
Randstad has a total of 154 patents globally. These patents belong to 75 unique patent families. Out of 154 patents, 52 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Randstad File Every Year?
Are you wondering why there is a drop in patent filing for the last two years? It is because a patent application can take up to 18 months to get published. Certainly, it doesn’t suggest a decrease in the patent filing.
| Year of Patents Filing or Grant | Randstad Applications Filed | Randstad Patents Granted |
| 2023 | – | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | – | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 5 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 |
| 2017 | 6 | 4 |
| 2016 | 3 | 1 |
| 2015 | 9 | 7 |
| 2014 | 12 | 7 |
| 2013 | 9 | 9 |
| 2012 | 20 | 7 |
| 2011 | 7 | 9 |
How many Randstad patents are Alive/Dead?
How Many Patents did Randstad File in Different Countries?
Countries in which Randstad Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| United States Of America | 67 |
| Europe | 17 |
| France | 16 |
| Australia | 10 |
| Germany | 5 |
| Canada | 5 |
| Japan | 3 |
| Austria | 3 |
| Korea (South) | 2 |
| Romania | 2 |
| Spain | 2 |
| Netherlands | 1 |
| Mexico | 1 |
| United Kingdom | 1 |
| Eurasia | 1 |
| Italy | 1 |
Where are Research Centres of Randstad Patents Located?
10 Best Randstad Patents
US7827125B1 is the most popular patent in the Randstad portfolio. It has received 184 citations so far from companies like IBM, Google and Nokia.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Randstad:
| Publication Number | Citation Count |
| US7827125B1 | 184 |
| US20080040175A1 | 172 |
| US6618734B1 | 166 |
| US8296179B1 | 120 |
| US7870117B1 | 116 |
| US8024329B1 | 96 |
| US20060265270A1 | 83 |
| US20080040216A1 | 78 |
| US20080086366A1 | 62 |
| US8463810B1 | 61 |
How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to Randstad patents?
The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to Randstad invention. They couldn’t because Randstad had protected those before them.
Examiners at the USPTO referred 47 Randstad patents in 650 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).
The top citing companies in the Randstad patent portfolio are Microsoft, IBM and Google.
List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing Randstad –
| Company | Number of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing Randstad Patents | Number of Rejections (102 & 103) |
| Microsoft | 71 | 202 |
| IBM | 16 | 24 |
| 7 | 13 | |
| 7 | 16 | |
| Bank Of America | 6 | 13 |
| Chase Bank | 5 | 8 |
| 5 | 12 | |
| Individual | 4 | 7 |
| Primal Fusion | 4 | 11 |
| Oracle | 4 | 8 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Randstad Patents
Top Randstad Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
| Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
| US7827125B1 | 22 |
| US20080040175A1 | 18 |
| US10878381B2 | 17 |
| US20140244532A1 | 15 |
| US20080086366A1 | 15 |
| US8195657B1 | 11 |
| US6618734B1 | 10 |
| US20060265270A1 | 9 |
| US8914383B1 | 9 |
| US8296179B1 | 9 |
| US7720791B2 | 9 |
| US8527510B2 | 9 |
| US8375067B2 | 8 |
| US20080040216A1 | 8 |
| US20080120154A1 | 7 |